Programs working with families through group visits and/or group sessions have shown significant impacts on children’s development – both in the short term through cognitive and language improvements and in adulthood through
This study uses quantitative techniques from the health economics literature for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of financing new technologies (including procedures and medications) that result in greater well-being and health for the country. Specifically, a methodology is developed to estimate the cost-effectiveness threshold (CET) for the public healthcare system of the Dominican Republic.
This study uses quantitative techniques from the health economics literature for evaluating the cost-effectiveness of financing new technologies (including procedures and medications) that result in greater well-being and health for the country. Specifically, a methodology is developed to estimate the cost-effectiveness threshold (CET) for the public healthcare system of the Dominican Republic.
In the last decades, there has been a remarkable increase in therapeutic innovations, many of which have significantly improved life expectancy and quality of life for populations. However, they have also placed pressure on health systems, increasing the need to prioritize interventions in line with the goals of those systems.
In the last decades, there has been a remarkable increase in therapeutic innovations, many of which have significantly improved life expectancy and quality of life for populations. However, they have also placed pressure on health systems, increasing the need to prioritize interventions in line with the goals of those systems.
As the world faces the implications of escalating social, economic, and technological change entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the relative strength and capacity of systems to serve learners and learning come into stark focus. Educational institutions and decision-makers bear responsibility for designing robust, well-designed, fit-for-purpose systems to unleash opportunities for learners to not only cope in changing times but thrive.
Over the last decade, the migration landscape in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) has changed significantly. In this context, the socio-economic integration of immigrants is an increasingly high priority on the regional development and policy agenda.
The new edition of the Better Jobs Index in Latin America and the Caribbean highlights that, although the quality of employment has reached its highest point since 2010, most workers still face informal conditions and insufficient wages to overcome poverty. The Better Jobs index, which is updated every two years, measures employment in the region comprising two dimensions: quantity and quality of jobs. Quantity is measured by labor force participation and occupation, while quality is measured by labor formality and living wages.
A phone call has the potential to transform each student's relationship with their learning. This publication seeks to make learning acceleration programs visible as a promising and structural solution to face the learning crisis that Latin America and the Caribbean is experiencing today. Remote tutoring is especially highlighted as a cost-effective tool that is also adaptable to diverse contexts.
Every April 25, the United Nations celebrates World Malaria Day. Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite that claims 600,000 lives each year, mainly children. It is important to emphasize the fundamental role of courageous and committed women who, despite the difficulties, help their families and neighbors to fight the disease. Day by day, they are the heroines of their community.